Search Results: Authors starting with O from Augustine Funnell Books

London : Cassell Illustrated / Octopus Publishing Group, 2015. Book. Fine. Illustrated Boards. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Small quarto. #35 of 75 signed/numbered copies. First printing w/complete number line. Oake "reveals the origins and science behind various illusions, and explains why there is a difference between what the eye sees and what is actually happening on stage." 224 pages, illustrated. Embossed "Supporting the Bruce Oake Foundation" stamp to front end paper, w/the handwritten notation "35/75" inside same. The 75 signed/numbered copies were offered by Oake to those who made a donation to the Bruce Oake Foundation (Bruce being Scott's brother, and an addict who died at the age of 25, from a heroin overdose). A very nice unread copy..

Toronto: Periscope Publishing Co. Book. Good. Soft cover. Eighth edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No date (circa 1937). A bit of paranoia mixed with a bit of Biblical numerology mixed with a bit of religious certainty mixed with some actual facts gives us this little piece about the British Commonwealth having "passed through a crisis that is not only extraordinary in nature, but unprecedented in severity." 36 pages (including a one-page advertisement for another title by the mysterious Observer, which the publisher claims will give the reader "a much better understanding of the causes which led up to the Abdication"). Stiff card stapled wraps. Scuffing to covers, edgewear, small ink scribble to bottom left edge of front cover, staining (looks like someone spilled coffee on the thing) to bottom half of the last 10 pages or so, general wear. A serviceable copy, not pristine, but not falling apart, either..

Roc LE5030, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Paperback original. Given a choice of abandoning their world to alien interests or fighting back, some humans leave and some choose to resist. Crease to bottom left corner tip of back cover, light general wear. Unread..

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2002. Book. Illus. by photographs by Oelbaum. Very Good to Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Photographer. First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Photographer Oelbaum "captures the beauty of a century-old botanical journal found in a tiny antiques shop in New England and interprets it through sumptuous duotone photography." Pale green cloth w/dark brown lettering to front cover/spine, tipped-on photograph to front cover, 96 pages (including index). Light sunning to edges, mild edgewear, thin impressions. A nice collectible copy. Uncommon signed..

New York : Pocket 49503 / Publications International, Ltd., 1983. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. "This User's Guide will lead you step by step through all phases of learning how to use your new computer: from setting it up, to learning what each key does, to expanding your system with peripherals. Specific exercises are included for each key on your computer's keyboard, plus easy-to-understand instructions and clear photographs. It also provides software buying recommendations and a guide to users' groups." (pretty much everything that the 1983 version of you needed to introduce yourself to the world of computers and all the time-wasting activities that would abound in the dumpster fire that is the 2020s). 240 pages, illustrated. Very light wear to corners, small nick to top right spine edge, a hint of handling wear. So internally tight and clean that I doubt it was ever opened. A very nice copy of an uncommon title..

New York: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 1904. Book. Good to Very Good. Wraps. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Issued simultaneously with the hardcover edition, this is the story of a horrific maritime tragedy that is, surprisingly, relatively unknown today. On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 of the 1,342 people on board the sidewheel passenger steamboat General Slocum perished when the boat caught fire and sank in New York City's East River, near North Brother Island. Most of the victims were women and children. Until the terrorist attacks in September of 2001, the number of lives lost was the most in the history of the city. 251 pages (plus one-page advertisement for additional copies of the book), illustrated. There are numerous minor flaws, including a bit of scuffing/smudging to covers, impressions, chipping to spine ends, sunned covers, previous owner's signature/city/date at top of title page (looks like "G.B. Marriott, New York, 1904"), and an… Read More

Chariot CB-198, 1961. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. "A harlot in the bedroom, a lady in the dining room, and in every crisis of her life -- a child." Sticker pull to front cover (which previous owner has filled in with magic-marker, and which bleeds through to inside front cover), creases to bottom left corner of back cover, faint circular stains to back cover where apparently a glass was placed, previous owner's initials at top of first end paper..

Toronto: ECW Press, 2003. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "--Oliver catches up with the Canadian stars of the past and present and celebrates the country's unique contributions to the King of Sports. Over 200 photos -- including some fabulous one-of-a-kind shots from the personal collections of the wrestlers themselves -- only add to the mix, a perfect complement to this landmark retrospective." In addition to the author's signature, the inside front cover bears an inscription from twin brothers Maurice and Robert Grimbly, who wrestled as Cyclone and Hurricane Smith, respectively. The inscription reads, "To/Morgan--Pat--/Taylor & Maya/Love/Cyclone & Hurricane/Smith/aka/Pats Cousins/Maurice & Bob Grimbly." Maurice died in 2016, Bob in 2017. 280 pages (including selected bibliography, notes on sources), copiously illustrated. Light edgewear, faint rubbing, thin scratches.… Read More

New York: Clarion / Ticknor & Fields / Houghton Mifflin, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A title for juvenile readers, featuring profiles of a handful of hockey players, among them Jim Craig (who achieved fame as goaltender for the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid), Phil Esposito, Marcel Dionne, Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin, and Wayne Gretzky. Red buckram w/black cloth backstrip w/silver spine lettering, 120 pages (including index), illustrated. Light edgewear, mild wear to corners/bottom spine, chipping/short edge tears to top spine. .

Greenwich: Fawcett Gold Medal s1168 Book. Very Good to Fine. Paperback. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. No date [1961]. Canadian printing of a paperback original. Sam Ashby has himself an enemy who hates him enough to die if he can take ol' Sam with him to Hell. 160 pages. Internally tight and clean, with light general wear..

No Place (Terrace): Privately Published (printed by Totem Press Terrace Ltd.) Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The reminiscences of the grandson of a Norwegian immigrant to Minnesota, and the grandson's life before and after his move to Canada in the early 1930s. Contains much of genealogical interest. This copy presented by author's son, Don, to a friend, and signed by Don on the inside back cover. 154 pages (including index of names), illustrated. Light wear to corners/spine ends, light cover soil. Internally tight and clean..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart (M&S), 1982. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Ceylon-born author's "autobiographical journey of discovery to a far place in another time," during which he discovers and delineates "a world of fabulous characters and landscapes as he finds his own beginnings in the strange context of his family history." Blue boards w/green cloth backstrip w/silver spine lettering, 207 pages, map end papers, illustrated. Cocked, w/edgewear, moderate cover soil, gift inscription to previous owner, in edgeworn dust jacket w/chipping, edge tears, general wear (jacket in mylar sleeve)..

Toronto: Coach House Press, 1984. Book. Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of poems, divided into four sections, from one of Canada's most respected writers. This copy from the library of the late Rick Burns, noted New Brunswick sculptor and painter, and bears his signature on front end paper. 126 pages. Edgewear, handling wear, impressions/thin scratches, moderate general wear. Internally tight and clean..

DC Comics, 2005. Bound Comic/Digest. Illus. by Dick Giordano, Bob Kane and Tim Sale. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Special DVD issue.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Canadian printing of an insert with the "Batman Begins" DVD. Originally published as "Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes," copyright 1989; "Detective Comics #27" copyright 1939, and "Batman: The Long Halloween #1, Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special," copyright 1996. Tiny bump to bottom edge of front cover..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart/M&S, 1928. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1st McClelland & Stewart edition.. Small octavo. The first (and uncommon) Canadian edition of a thriller published the same year by Little, Brown & Company. A man takes charge of papers destined for an Italian political party, only to find himself thrust into danger as Italy's secret police attempts to retrieve the documents. Black cloth w/lilac lettering/decoration to front cover/spine, 308 pages. Light wear to corners/spine ends, dusty/tanned/lightly soiled edges, gift inscription/date on front end paper, small bookseller's tag to bottom edge of same, in dust jacket w/edge tears, scratches, light soil, chipping. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 1939. Book. Illus. by George F. Kelley (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Canadian edition.. Small octavo. A story of international intrigue. Dusty edges in dust jacket w/edgewear, numerous short tears, some light to moderate soiling and scraping to front fold..

New York: Hurst & Company Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No date (circa 1910). First of the author's Woodville Stories. Illustrated cloth, 256 pages, illustrated. Cover illustration still bright and attractive. Uncommon in a dust jacket, especially since the jackets were so fragile to begin with. Spine a bit cocked, dusty/moderately soiled edges, off-setting to end papers. Dust jacket missing bottom 2" of spine and triangular piece from upper portion of spine, edgewear, chipping, front panel separated from jacket at right spine edge (subsequently re-attached with non-yellowing tape), previous owner's name in pencil along right edge of front panel, smudging, general wear..

New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1951. Book. Illus. by Calabrese (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tells the story of a young man with an athletic scholarship "driven by pressure from all sides to put football ahead of his studies, to throw away a future career for a present victory." Burgundy cloth w/orange spine lettering, 182 pages. A bit cocked, tanning, faint dampstaining to bottom edge, in price-clipped dust jacket w/some edgewear/light chipping, sticker pull to top right corner of front panel, a bit of dampstaining to bottom of rear panel..

Kenosha: Samuel Lowe Company, 1949. Book. Illus. by The authors. Very Good. Hardcover. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. #582. The tenth title in the publisher's "Swap-It" Books series. Illustrated boards, unpaginated (32). Edge and corner wear, rubbing, tanned pages, moderate general wear. Internally tight and clean..

Stamford: Love Romances Publishing, 1953. Magazine. Fair. Illustrated Wraps. 1st printing.. Contains 'Temptress of Planet Delight,' a short novel by B. Curtis; three novelets, one each by Raymond Z. Gallun ("Give Back a World"), the incomparable Philip K. Dick ("The Infinites"), and James McKimmey, Jr. ("Last Run on Venus"); and four short stories: "Mars is Home," by Bryan Barry, "Cosmic Castaway," by Stanley Mullen, "Eyes of the Double Moon," by Joe L. Hensley, and Con-Fen," by James R. Adams. Also contains a letters section. 112 pages, illustrated. Edgewear, chipping, edge tears, front cover detached (but present), uneven 1.5" x 3/8" piece missing from bottom edge of front cover, 2/3 of back cover separated, chipping to spine ends. As mentioned, just a fair copy. Size: Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall.